Company Overview
Our vision is to achieve better health and care for all, and we are proud to be national pioneers in integrating health and social care.
We firmly believe that the best way to support individuals is by focusing on what matters to them, placing them at the heart of everything we do, and seamlessly integrating services around their needs. Providing care as close to home as possible benefits both individuals and communities.
Now more than ever, our vision is critical. The impact of COVID-19 has intensified pressures across health and social care, while widening health inequalities, particularly in our most deprived coastal communities.
We deliver health and social care services directly to people in their homes and local communities. Additionally, we operate Torbay Hospital, which provides acute hospital services, along with five community hospitals, stretching from Dawlish to Brixham.
Each year, we support approximately:
- 500,000 face-to-face patient contacts in homes and communities
- 78,000 visits to our A&E department
We serve a resident population of 286,000, with an additional 100,000 visitors at any given time during the summer season. -
About the Job
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated care organisation committed to delivering high-quality, safe, and effective health and social care. Our vision is to create a community where everyone is supported and empowered to maintain their health, independence, and well-being—enabling people to manage their care in their own homes whenever possible.
We have an exciting opportunity within our Intermediate Care and Community Therapy Team for a Band 6 Physiotherapist or a Band 5 Physiotherapist seeking career progression.
Role Overview
- Participate in the South Devon Intermediate Care weekend and late duty rota as required.
- Act as a specialist resource, providing expert assessment and management for a wide range of conditions to physiotherapists, student physiotherapists, unregistered staff, healthcare professionals, GPs, consultants, patients, and carers.
- Support the Intermediate Care Service, which focuses on crisis management, hospital admission prevention, early discharge, and promoting independence at home.
- Deliver care in home settings or intermediate care placements within care homes.
- Work within a fully integrated multidisciplinary team, including nurses, social workers, coordinators, occupational therapists, pharmacists, dietitians, senior nurses, and paramedics.
Community Therapy Service
- Manage your own caseload independently.
- Work with a diverse range of referrals, including complex case management across various conditions.
- Be well-supported by senior staff and a multi-disciplinary team, including medical support.
- Supervise Band 5 Physiotherapists, support workers, and students.
Professional Development & Benefits
- Access to excellent CPD training opportunities.
- Participate in Physiotherapy peer support groups, Clinical Interest Groups, and training sessions with the South Devon Health Services Training and Development Team.
- Benefit from a supportive, collaborative environment that encourages skill-sharing and learning.
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